Eco-Business

Recently announced plans by companies and nations to send AI data centers into space come as experts warn of a perilous situation developing in Earth orbit as thousands of new satellites are launched, orbit the planet, risk collision, and burn up on reentry.

Studio EB As AI and cloud use surge, the city-state explores new ways to cut the rising energy footprint of digital services.

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has published a new case study examining the financial risks that semiconductor and data centre firms could face due to their dependencies on water and ecosystem services.

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The Philippines’ ambition to become a data centre hub is running up against high electricity prices and a coal-heavy grid.

Oleh Taejun Kang

Oleh Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez

Oleh Rhick Lars Albay

Thomson Reuters Foundation

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World Economic Forum Reskilling Revolution on track to reach over 850 million people

AI promises productivity gains, but without corporate and investor commitment, Singapore risks deeper inequality, higher emissions, and growing social strain as jobs are lost. Oleh Steven Okun, Megan Willis, Noemie Viterale

The resistance to Artificial Intelligence will come from the social disruption it will bring – and data centres will be where that backlash lands first. Investors in AI must ensure that its benefits are shared across society, harm is reduced, and value created locally. Oleh Steven Okun, Megan Willis, Noemie Viterale

Even as governments pour trillions of dollars into roads, power grids, data centers, water systems, and housing, the construction industry has yet to leverage the efficiency gains that AI and digitalisation have to offer. Given how important the sector will be for sustainable development, this must change. Oleh Bertrand Badré dan Saurabh Mishra

China wants to lead the climate agenda on its own terms – exporting clean tech and influence, while sidestepping tougher cuts and accountability. Oleh Alex Lo

Oleh Friederike Rohde dan Paz Peña

Oleh Mirza Sadaqat Huda

Oleh Fei Fei

Oleh Muyi Yang, Xiwei Xu dan David Lo

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Studio EB Our urban infrastructure is responsible for almost 40 per cent of global carbon emissions. Climate solutions need to include the biggest energy guzzlers, clean energy and retrofitting old buildings.

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In the first of a podcast series featuring Southeast Asia's clean energy entrepreneurs, the CEO of Gurin Energy says that Asean countries will be left behind in artificial intelligence and robotics if the region does not connect its grid and deploy renewables at speed and scale.

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